3. Conclusions
Today, we know that the differences between the requirements for packaging materials for foodstuffs and those for contact with water are such that a single set of regulations applicable to all these applications cannot be envisaged.
The number and complexity of the testing, approval, certification, recognition and acceptance procedures described above explain the length, difficulty and cost involved.
But in all these applications, safety and hygiene issues must be given priority, i.e. over any other property or characteristic, however favorable, of the materials used.
The importance of the issue at stake, i.e. human health, justifies the pooling of complementary skills, and explains the methodical nature and scientific objectivity, as well as the length of certain projects. The importance of these issues and of the...
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References
Website
The bibliographical references can be consulted on the website https://ec.europa.eu/food/safety/chemical-safety/food-contact-materials_en
Publications
Journal officiel de la République française (JO) Paris
Bulletin officiel de la concurrence, de la consommation et de la répression des fraudes (BOCCRF) Paris
Bulletin officiel solidarité santé (BOSS) Paris
Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) Brussels
French organizations
Association française d'assurance qualité (AFAQ) http://www.afaq.fr
Association française de normalisation (AFNOR) http://www.afnor.fr
International organizations
Association of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe (APME) http://www.apme.org
European Plastic Converters (EuPC) http://www.eupc.org
Conseil de l'Europe (CoE) http://www.coe.int
...Laboratoires
(Non-exhaustive list)
Private laboratories
In addition to the official DGCCRF laboratories responsible for fraud control, or public laboratories such as those of INRA, involved in European research programs, private laboratories, to which public authorities can refer, carry out tests to verify suitability for food contact (analysis, migration or packaging materials/food product compatibility...)....
Main testing standards for organic materials in contact with food or drinking water (Tables and )
Only "materials" standards are included here.
Other "product" standards also exist, such as pipes and fittings for drinking water and cookware.
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